End-gate



F. SETGINGE'R.

(No Model.)

END GATE.

Patented Aug. 28, 1894.

In: Noam: PETERS ca. VNOTO-LITHOU WASHINGTON. o. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK SETGINGER, or SANDUSKY, OHIO.

END-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 525,120, dated August28, 1894.

Application filed June 7, 1894- Serial No. 513,800. (No model.)

' To all whom it may cancer-rt:

This invention relates to end gates for farm wagons and other vehicles,and has for its obj ect to provide simple and elfective meansforsecuring the gate in closed position, releasing the same for the purposeof opening it, and also of providing a close joint between the loweredge of the gate and the body of thewagon.

invention consists of the construction and arrangement of the severalparts which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an end gate embodyingthe invention, showing it applied to a portion of the body of a vehicle,and opened in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of aportion of the gate and floor board of the body, showing the manner ofapplying the hinges.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in both views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a wagon body ofeither heavy or light structure, it being understood that the end gateand its attachment are increased in strength proportionate to thestructure-of the body, and in view of the purposes to which the wagonmay be employed. To this body 1 is hinged an end gate 2,-which closesagainst the inside vertical strips 3 on opposite sides of the body 1 andhas strengthening battens 4 on the back thereof. The gate 2 is securedto the rear end of the floor board 5 of the body by means of T-hinges 6which are respectively applied to the floor board 5 and the gate in suchmanner as to leave a very small opening between the edge of the gate andtheend of the floor board at the point of application of the hinges, thesaid hinges being secured in position on the inside of the gate and theadjacent upper portion of the floor board. The said hinges are appliedin inverted position With these and other objects in view, thein View ofthe customary mode of application and a Very small crack or crevice isformed between the gate and the body or the wagon box when the gate isopened and also, a strong connection is provided. The gate has alsosecured thereto on opposite sides adjacent to the inner portion thereofopposite angular guards 7 which close into and lie adjacent to theopposite sides of the body or box when the gate is closed, but openoutwardly and form shields when the gate is opened, as shown in dottedlines.

The upper opposite portions of the outer side of the gate have metallicplates 8 secured thereto which are provided with trunnions 9 fitting inslots 10 in the upper portion of the ends of the sides of the body orbox when the gate is closed. To the said trunnions 10 are pivotallyattached the outer ends of elongated arms 11 having hooks 12 on theirinner ends and along the under edge of said arms 11 are one or moreangular notches 13. The said arms 11 have free movement through keepers14 on the opposite sides of the body or box adjacent to the ends of thelatter, and the said notches 13 are adapted to engage the lower edgeportion of the said keepers to hold the gate in an angularly adjustedposition, or said keepers 14 may be engaged by the hooks 12 when thegate is entirely lowered as shown in dotted lines. These arms 11 arelocated on the outer portions of the opposite sides of the body or boxand when the said arms are moved inwardly and the gate is closed, thehooks 12 are adapted to engage spring or other catches 15. Adjacent tothe catches 15 are eccentrically mounted cams 16 which normally engagethe under edges of the arms 11 when the latter are in closed positionand have depending arms 17 to which are attached operating rods 18, eachextending longitudinally and passing through an eye 19 near the end ofthe outer portion of each side of the body or box, and are then formedinto loopsor grips 20 to be engaged by the hand of the operator. By

drawing the cam 16 into the position shown in dotted lines on oppositesides of the body, the elongated arms 11 are raised so that the hooks l2become disengaged from the catches 15, thereby permitting the gate to belowered without requiring a backward and forward movement on oppositesides of the body or Ibo box to disengage said hooks 12 from thecatches. It will be understood that the guards 7 are intended to keepgrain and other materials from falling onto the ground when the gate isonly partially opened, and when the gate is closed the said guards movebetween the sides of the body or box and the strips or are adapted to beengaged by the notches in ends, keepers with which said arms have freemovement, catches for the hooked ends of the said arms, cams engagingthe under edges of the said arms to release the hooked ends of the samefrom the catches, and rods attached to said cams for operating the sameto release the said elongated arms, the hooked ends of the saidelongated arms also engaging the keepers when the gate drops, or saidkeepers said arms, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

FRED. SETGIN GER.

Witnesses:

GEO. HENDERSON, GEO. (3. Buns.

